Quote Originally Posted by hixie View Post
I'm not very good with linux but setting up a smoothie or ipcop is so simple even dave could figure it out without a manual. They have a simple 16bit colour GUI for installation, after everything is installed you can unplug the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Accessing all router functions are just the same as a normal router via a browser with a nice GUI.

I've only used smoothie and IPCOP so i can't comment on the others but i do lean towards IPCOP a little bit more as i find it's easier to find add-ons, and it also has a 'blue zone' for wireless.

If you do setup an IPCOP box make sure you install and setup the advanced QoS add-on, this way normal web browsing won't be affected by MJ-12.
I did a little googling and it looks very easy like you said. I'm wondering how I can hookup the 3 pc's in my house plus my Vonage phone box up to share the line? Maybe turn my current router into a bridge? Or buy a switch?

I have 1 more question about the hardware part of the process; does the box you setup as the firewall require 2 NIC's? (I'm assuming 1 will be needed for the external WAN connection that will be connected at the wall and another that will connect from the firewall box to my computer/switch/bridged-router).